TY - JOUR
T1 - On proton stability and the gauge hierarchy problem
AU - Dvali, G.
AU - Shafi, Q.
N1 - Funding Information:
part by DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-91ER40626.
PY - 1997/6/19
Y1 - 1997/6/19
N2 - We display an intimate relationship between proton stability and the gauge hierarchy (and μ) problems within minimal supersymmetric trinification based on the grand unified symmetry SU(3)c × SU(3)L × SU(3)R. A straightforward resolution of the hierarchy problem, achieved through discrete symmetries that contain matter parity, also transforms the problematic dimension-five proton decay process into a dimension six process. The proton is predicted to be essentially stable with a lifetime in excess of 1050 years.
AB - We display an intimate relationship between proton stability and the gauge hierarchy (and μ) problems within minimal supersymmetric trinification based on the grand unified symmetry SU(3)c × SU(3)L × SU(3)R. A straightforward resolution of the hierarchy problem, achieved through discrete symmetries that contain matter parity, also transforms the problematic dimension-five proton decay process into a dimension six process. The proton is predicted to be essentially stable with a lifetime in excess of 1050 years.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0370-2693(97)00395-X
DO - 10.1016/S0370-2693(97)00395-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0003068535
SN - 0370-2693
VL - 403
SP - 65
EP - 69
JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
IS - 1-2
ER -